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pr 23? 3935., E. LARGE PRNTING DEVICE' s sheets-sheet 2 Filed Jan. 24, 1934 Y April 23, w35. E. K. LARGE PRINTING DEVICE 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Jan. 24, 1934 Patented Apr. 23, 1935 y 1,998,630.

U'NI TiE'D T- f `FF@lf-TCE 1,998,630 Y =PRINT1NG K VEdwin Kirk f Large; Atlanta, oa'. -Appiiati0n-1anuary-2r 1934, seriaiN. 703,119

l rolaims. mirror-96)V Y Thisdnvention'relates toprintingvdevies and atta'ch'ed'to the base Il). The lever l1 carries it .-fhasparticnlar relation 'to rthat type of ma.- upon :Litsvother end a jpressure'plate 2i andis chine used in connection Vwith :cardzandiindex yieidinglyheld'in an elevated position bymeans systems forlling,1recor ding,'etc. ofsarslgnring '23, foneendof which is-fastenedto S5 One object .ofzthe inventioniisrthe provision-:of tireabaserl, :asshownxat :24,.and the other end -5 I peripheries Whereby'anz-operator may easily and :and1encompassing :theshaft i9.

4a .compact printing imechanisrn .comprising -za .bears:agamstragcut-outportion of thelever I1, series-vof.discs,in-thisinstanceofirregularsslrape, as indicated at 25. The leverl'i is held mits bearinggprintingrtypefat theirvvlowerperipheries :proper .plane rvlithin the base by means of and beingprovde'd with indicia atitherr .upper .trunnions .fzformed integral with ytlrieflever 'I'l Vquickly-set'the mechanism. Revolubly .mounted upon-thatportionnf the -Anotherlobjeot of vthe inventionris fthefzpro- Jbea'ringrnember l2 which .lies-between the upvisiomin'aimechanismiof .this character', offene rightimembersii i's a sleeve `2l carrying .a pair or a;.p1urality ofl'standardzribbonsrwherebyfone ofiupwardly projecting integral levers '28 hav- E 4orapluralityof,copiesemay bemadesnnultaneing pivotedatvtheirlouter extremitieaasindil5 Ously"oaparticularlpiinting. catedzat f2s, a pair `of linkslwhichvare rigidly Another :object -.of :the invention :is :the t profasten-edv totahorizontallydisposed restoring rod Ivisionloffmeans wherebygaftertheftypeihas been 3l. One of the levers 2S carries a lughaving :setreprintsimay be maderas:manyztimesasezthe iastenedthereto .andrto the base lll) aspring 33 ,2,0 operator desires without resetting the type. zwherebyrtherestoring.rod 131 `is normally held in` 20 :For: 'a i' better :understanding i of the'A invention its L retracted position. :referencewillnow'belhadatonthe accompanying *At the end'of :the projecting portion of .the .drawingsformmgpartzoithi's dsclosureiwherein; bearing:member ll2 Vis providedapairof lock ,-figurelris; a topipran View: fuarprintmgemeohnutsflwhichl hold. in. position aplurality of discs' .anisminvolvingthenovellfeaturesoftheinven- .35 `which are revolubly mounted on therbearing 25 Vtion; Y rmember, each one .of which.. carries -atits lower -1rigmet22isezfrontelevational-viewerfthe A'de- 'perir'rheryvafset Cif-type 36 and-at itsv upperlpor- 1vicevvitlr'thefcover removed; :.ti'orrianxoperating@handle lprojeoting through 'Fgure isia-sde-'elevatonaglview ofthes device a. SIO2322`i1La/COV6I 4|. -Fastened t0 `the handle .asfshown inzliggZ; l 31,:as indicated. at 538,\is a rearwardly projecting k30 yliifrureilzis'aiside velevationallview ofarportion aarcuate. shaped indicia bearing band 39` which is Nofthedev-ice shovvingiCl'eta'irls-of; construction; adptetffegiser With 011e 0f the Openings 40 Figure 5 isasectional'Jview;takerrsubstantiany Sinwtlrecover14|. The restoring rod 3i moves ',alcrngthe;lineA s sfo'f'ipiggi'g; .thmugh'guiding slots: 64 in the .frame members lFigure'liiisenzeri-larged sectional view` taken "ll- Y Y 35 Substantially along-therme 5 6' of Fi'g-fz4, .One ofthe framer members! I isprovided with Figure' A'7 'is .la,Sidefelevatiff 1-1a1-aVeW of 2a, disc a-'pair ofelaterally vextending'arms `l2 which have :1m-ving la, porti-0n of its radius reduced; and -mounte'd between their extremities bearing mem- FigurefS isa fragmentary view ofa similarfd-isc belts 43" Carrying -lbbOIiSDOOlS @t-and 45,1V Carry- 40 :buzhavmgitsadiusyeducedrto..3,-m01-e41mted .ingconcentrioratchetsandlil. A pair of pa-Wls yfr0 The.-.embo'dimen1;- of the invention; illustrated in lmounted plate 149, are' positioned' to selectively thei,:rocompanying drawings comprises a -base -engage'theratchetsA463 or 4l. The plate 9 is :pornongenerany vdesignatedat tu navingfas- "atuate'dlby meansefapin carried by the itenedatheretozapair of upright1frame members "Slel'lz'l-y 45 u Whieh carryy-a, Cylindricalgbearmg i nemend- ThespoOls'haVe-WOUnd thereon aninke'd` rib- `ing.fforia.@distance throughone; ofthemembers 'boni-51 but/it vrill be imderstoodrthatifthe aplL Projeotingrthrougn'the bearmg; lf2; 15a, mam plicant so desires he may, by the exercise; ofzme- .shaft l31ihavingfat oneof itSends anzoperating -chancal fskill, utilize a plurality of vribbons fhand'lefl'llandarryingatritsrotherienda camlS .mounted similarly tothose.disclosedwhereby a :50

formed with.a:reduced1 portion '9 anwpositioned 1- multiplicityI of copiesmay-be *made instead ofta V`irrenopening 81m aoampmtefw. .Therplate-i `sine-1e copy'las iis Shown-in the acmpahyine visrlinkedi.tosaloell cranlclever l-lpasndcatedat ldrawings. 'The spools lare yadapted to be ad- I8, within the base l0 and thefleverspivoted instead.-manuallyby-meansof knurledknobs or 5 inganna shaft remarriedbyoepenuing rugs' 2o fhan'dies sa. 5

A slidably mounted reciprocating link member Ell interconnects a pair oi trip members 55 preferably made integral with the pawls 43 and each disengages its pawl when the ribbon on its roller has attained sufficient volume. A pair of guide rollers l and 58 are mounted upon the frame members il for guiding the ribbon. Carried on the end of the shaft I3 remote from the lock nut 34 is a restoring lever E@ adapted to engage the restoring rod 3|. A repeat print lever Si is pivoted intermediate its ends upon a stud 52 and has one of its ends in coactive relation with the restoring rod 3l as indicated at 53, and carries at its other end an operating handle 1.

In Figures 7 and 8 there is shown a modified iorm of disc having either a large portion of its radius reduced as indicated at 5 or a small portion reduced as indicated at l. It will be seen that such construction allows for the non-engagement of such discs by the restoring rod 3l. This is particularly desirable in the case of discs bearing indicia which would o1 necessity repeatedly have to be set in the same place but for such construction, as, for example, month and day indicia. It is to be understood that such modied discs are to be utilized in conjunction with those above described.

In the operation of the particular embodiment or^ the invention disclosed by the accompanying drawings a paper, card or the like is first placed beneath the discs 35 through a suitable opening el. The levers 3l are then pulled downwardly in the slots 22 until the desired indicia on the bands 39 appear in the openings 4B. .v The type on the bands 36 corresponding to such indicia will then be in position directlyover the pressure plate 2l with the paper or card and the ribbon 5l interposed.

The handle l 4 is then rotated in a clockwise direction, thereby rst causing a quick upward movement of the pressure plate 2l and accordingly an impression of the type upon the paper and upon further rotation causing the mechanism to return to its original position ready for resetting. Y i

The movement .ci the pressure plate is caused l by the cam plate I6 moving downwardly by tion is caused by further rotation of the handle when the lever E@ causes a downward movement of the rod 3| by engaging the rod and forcing it downwardly through the guide slots 54. This causes the rod to engage the rear portion of the discs 35 turning them clockwise until they have reached what may properly' be .termed their zero position, whereupon the rod 3l is moved by the guide slots out of the path of the lever 6l] and upon the completion of one revo- .lution of the handle i4 the cam l5 will again be .in position and the whole mechanism ready for resetting.

In case it be desired to repeat a particular printing upon the saine or a different card, paper or the like, it is only necessary to move the handle 'i' forwardly. This will cause its opposite end to engage the rod 3l and remove it from the path of the lever 85. The remainder of the operation is the same as above described except that the but that various minor modications may be l0 made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A printing device consisting of a base, a pair of supporting members mounted thereon, a drum carried by the supporting members, a plurality of discs revolubly mounted upon the drum and having printing type at their lower peripheries and levers at theirupper portions for setting the type in desired position, a spring actuated pressure plate for engaging the positioned type, means for operatingthe pressure plate including a bell crank lever carrying the plate at one end, a spring tending to force the plate in the direction of the type, a cam plate engaging the other end of the lever and having an irregular opening therein, a cam having an offset portion revolubly positioned within the opening and adapted to allow a sudden movement of the pressure plate when the oiTse-t portion coincides with a portion of the opening in the cam plate and a handle for operating the same, and means for restoring the discs to their original position including a bar slidably mounted in the supporting members and adapted to engage portions of the discs and a lever operable by the handle for moving the bar.

2. A printing device consisting of a base, a pair of supporting members mounted thereon, a drum carried by the supporting members, Va plurality of discs revolubly mounted upon the drum and having printing type at their lower peripheries and levers at their upper portions for setting the type in desired position, ,al spring actuated pressure plate for engaging the positioned type, means for operating the pressure plate including a bell crank lever carryingthe plate at one end, a spring tending to force the plate in the direction of the type, a cam plate engaging the other end of the lever and having an irregular opening therein, a

cam having an offset portion revolubly positioned within the opening-and adapted to ,allow a sudden movement of the pressure plate when the offset portion coincides with a portion of the opening in the cam plate and a handle for operating the '55 same, means for restoring the discs to their orig-l inal position including a bar slidably mounted in the supporting members and adapted to engage portions of the discs and a lever operable by the handle for moving the bar and repeat mechanism v for rendering the restoring means inoperative including a latch for moving the bar out of the path of the lever and a handle for operating the latch.

3. A printing device consisting of a plurality of revolubly mounted discs having printing type '65 at their lower peripheries and having levers for setting the type in desired position, a spring actuated pressure plate, means operable by a handle for releasing the plate against the positioned type,

and a bar simultaneously operable by the handle to engage the discs to returny them to original position, wherein certain of the discs are variably cut away to render the action of the bar thereon variable.

4. A printing device consisting of a plurality of revolubly mounted discs having printing type at their lower peripheries and having levers for setting the type in desired position, a spring actuated pressure plate, means operable by a handle for releasing the plate against the positioned type, and a bar simultaneously operable by the handle to engage the discs to return them to original position, certain of the discs having portions out away whereby engagement of the bar therewith on each operation of the handle is less than the engagement of the bar with others of the discs.

EDWIN KIRK LARGE. 

